MUSIQA

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2002

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Pamela Horton

Phone

7135245678

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

MUSIQA, founded in 2002, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $370K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. The organization ran a surplus of $86K, a strong 23% operating margin.

Mission

Performing and educating audiences and students of contemporary classical music, Musiqa enriches and inspires the Houston community through programs that integrate music with other art forms.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $61,538 Revenue: $13,270

Major Concerts - Musiqa presented over 100 artists with opportunities to showcase their skills and engaged more than 56,000 people in arts experiences in the Houston area and beyond through in-person and digital content. Musiqa presented a series of collaborations with local and national composers, artists and musicians, including programs featuring dance, photography, film, video projection and poetry. Concerts featured world premieres of music by emerging composers as well as established Houston artists and diverse voices from around nation. Musiqa gained a large number of new audience members: 58% of patrons in the 2023-24 season were self-proclaimed first-time attendees to a Musiqa performance.

Program 2

Expenses: $25,060 Revenue: $5,000

Outside Performances and Education Programs -Musiqa grew its MusiqaLab program fostering young composers at Madison High School, a Title 1 school in Houston, expanded opportunities to young people...

Outside Performances and Education Programs -Musiqa grew its MusiqaLab program fostering young composers at Madison High School, a Title 1 school in Houston, expanded opportunities to young people regionally with master classes, presented free performances at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and elsewhere, provided opportunities to young artists by hosting and administering their projects, and continued to administer a new consortium offering opportunities to emerging Black, Latinx and Indigenous composers.

Program 3

Expenses: $19,650 Revenue: $19,800

Harmony in the Air Public Performance - Musiqa expanded access to high quality artistic experiences around Houston, providing employment to artists at varying stages of their careers. They performed for a large number of travelers to Houston at Hobby Airport through participation in Houston Airport System's "Harmony in the Air" program.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $279,342

Program Service Revenue $58,154

Investment Income $5,114

Other Revenue $27,319

TOTAL REVENUE $369,929

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $131,441

Fundraising Expenses $49,714

Program Expenses $210,431

Other Expenses $152,254

TOTAL EXPENSES $283,695

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$369,929	$345,649	+0.1%
Expenses	$283,695	$262,468	+0.1%
Net Income	$86,234	$83,181	+0.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Mary Lou Swift	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Judy Nyquist	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Taylar Lewis	Director	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
George John	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Karen Arnold	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Heidi Gerger	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Pamela Horton	President	8.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kathy Shanley	Treasurer	8.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
James Conlan	Secretary	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Martha Gannon	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$369,929	$283,695	$216,112	$86,234
2023	$345,649	$262,468	$129,739	$83,181
2022	$223,915	$240,184	$45,900	$-16,269
2022	$222,865	$240,182	$45,900	$-17,317
2021	$244,933	$201,149	$88,805	$43,784